Caesar, Gaius Iulius (100-44 a.C.n.)
The so-called Liber ad honorem Augusti by Peter of Eboli is one of the most famous and most requested manuscripts in the Burgerbibliothek Bern. The manuscript is exceptionally richly illustrated; it is from a workshop in the circle of the imperial court in southern Italy. Neither the scribe nor the illustrator is known, but, the text was doubtlessly corrected by the author himself. The text, an epic poem in Latin in about 1700 distichs that has survived only in this manuscript, is divided into three books. The first two books describe the prehistory of Sicily and its conquest by the Staufers; the third book contains a poem in praise of the parents — Emperor Henry VI and his wife Constance, daughter and heir of King Roger II of Sicily — of the famous Hohenstaufen Emperor Frederick II, who was born on 26 December 1194 in Jesi near Ancona.
Online Since: 03/22/2018
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- Bongars, Jacques (Former possessor) | Bürger, Ulrike (Restorer) | Caesar, Gaius Iulius (Author) | Cicero, Marcus Tullius (Author) | Gravisset, Jakob von (Former possessor) | Horatius Flaccus, Quintus (Author) | Ovidius Naso, Publius (Author) | Petrus, de Ebulo (Author) | Varro, Marcus Terentius (Author) | Vergilius Maro, Publius (Author) Found in: Standard description
This copy of Cesar's "Commentarii" from about 1480 attests to the great popularity this text attained during the early Renaissance (there are more than 240 surviving manuscripts of the "Commentarii" from the 15th century). This manuscript was produced in the atelier of the illuminator Cola Rapicano in Naples. The "bianchi girari" (white vine) book decoration and the illuminated initial capitals which mark the beginning of each book are of a type often found in codices containing humanistic works. The illuminated initial capital on fol. 1r, on the other hand, portrays the Roman ruler in an unusual way, as an armored horseman.
Online Since: 03/25/2009
- Bodmer, Martin (Former possessor) | Caesar, Gaius Iulius (Author) | Murray, Charles Fairfax (Former possessor) | Perrins, Charles William Dyson (Former possessor) | Rubicano, Cola (Illuminator) Found in: Standard description
This work, also known by the title „Livre de Jules César,“ contains a collection of texts by Julius Caesar, Sallust, Suetonius and Lucan; it was written in the years 1211-1214. The author, still unknown, intended to recount the history of the first twelve Roman emperors, but he terminated this undertaking at the end of the story of the life of Julius Caesar. The decoration of the manuscript from Geneva is by various hands; the principal one, attributed to the „Maître de l'échevinage de Rouen,“ illustrated the title page. It shows the coat of arms of Louis de Bourbon, the illegitimate son of Charles I, Duke of Bourbon.
Online Since: 10/08/2015
- Bourrit, Charles (Librarian) | Caesar, Gaius Iulius (Author) | Lucanus, Marcus Annaeus (Author) | Lullin, Ami (Former possessor) | Maître de l'Échevinage de Rouen (Illuminator) | Petau, Alexandre (Former possessor) | Sallustius Crispus, Gaius (Author) | Suetonius Tranquillus, Gaius (Author) Found in: Standard description
A composite manuscript, produced for the most part during the 9th century at the Abbey of St. Gall. In addition to some shorter texts with computistic-chronological, homiletic and liturgical content, the manuscript contains as its main elements a copy of the Book of Pennance (Poenitentiale) by Bishop Halitgar of Cambrai († 830), excerpts from the rule of Fructuosus of Braga (7th century), and the tract De duodecim abusivis saeculi, a work by an unknown Irish author, long attributed to Cyprian of Carthage.
Online Since: 12/21/2009
- Arx, Ildefons von (Librarian) | Augustinus, Aurelius (Author) | Beda, Venerabilis (Author) | Caesar, Gaius Iulius (Author) | Caesarius, Arelatensis (Author) | Cyprianus, Thascius Caecilius (Author) | Ebbo, Remensis (Author) | Gregorius I, Papa (Author) | Grimaldus, Sangallensis (Former possessor) | Halitgarius, Cameracensis (Author) | Hormisdas, Papa (Author) | Isidorus, Hispalensis (Author) | Iulius, Honorius (Author) | Patricius, Sanctus (Author) | Pomerius, Iulianus (Author) | Prosper, de Aquitania (Author) | Venantius, Fortunatus (Author) Found in: Standard description
- Arx, Ildefons von (Librarian) | Augustinus, Aurelius (Author) | Beda, Venerabilis (Author) | Caesar, Gaius Iulius (Author) | Caesarius, Arelatensis (Author) | Cyprianus, Thascius Caecilius (Author) | Ebbo, Remensis (Author) | Gregorius I, Papa (Author) | Grimaldus, Sangallensis (Former possessor) | Halitgarius, Cameracensis (Author) | Hormisdas, Papa (Author) | Isidorus, Hispalensis (Author) | Iulius, Honorius (Author) | Patricius, Sanctus (Author) | Pomerius, Iulianus (Author) | Prosper, de Aquitania (Author) | Venantius, Fortunatus (Author) Found in: Additional description
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